Drosophila melanogaster, or the fruitfly, is one of the most rigorously-studied bugs in history. Because they breed quickly, and have a relatively small but diverse genome, they are incredibly popular with geneticists. And these geneticists have carefully enumerated (and induced) all the crazy mutations you can… »3/26/13 3:24pm 3/26/13 3:24pm

What better way to honor a famous character, creature or concept from science fiction or fantasy than to immortalize them with a scientific name? Specifically, the name of a gene. »4/09/12 10:30am 4/09/12 10:30am